71 Admiral_Helena Member 185 posts 630 battles Report post #1 Posted August 9, 2020 I've got Richelieu, and I find her good on Ranked. But how does Alsace fare when compared with the other tier 9 BB? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2,521 [CLAY] Grygus_Triss Member 3,165 posts 13,924 battles Report post #2 Posted August 9, 2020 She used to be very good before a nerf or two, I forget what was nerfed. I think she's still ok? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,586 [FORCE] Reinhard_of_Avercland Modder, Member 2,955 posts 13,415 battles Report post #3 Posted August 9, 2020 Hold up.... You've got Richelieu with just 206 battles, how? Well I don't have Alsace, but I think she's just meh other than for HE spamming. I think you're grinding way too fast Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
71 Admiral_Helena Member 185 posts 630 battles Report post #4 Posted August 9, 2020 2 minutes ago, Reinhard_of_Avercland said: Hold up.... You've got Richelieu with just 206 battles, how? Well I don't have Alsace, but I think she's just meh other than for HE spamming. I think you're grinding way too fast Right, my bad. I used to play on EU because I was closer to EU thanks to my brief stay in London. But after I returned home, the ping issues prevent me from playing my EU account. So I made a new account here & use the referral bonus from a buddy which gave me enough free exp to skip up my grind through Normandie. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
71 Admiral_Helena Member 185 posts 630 battles Report post #5 Posted August 9, 2020 12 minutes ago, Grygus_Triss said: She used to be very good before a nerf or two, I forget what was nerfed. I think she's still ok? I see. I guess I will try to see how the others do with her. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,586 [FORCE] Reinhard_of_Avercland Modder, Member 2,955 posts 13,415 battles Report post #6 Posted August 9, 2020 2 minutes ago, Admiral_Helena said: Right, my bad. I used to play on EU because I was closer to EU thanks to my brief stay in London. But after I returned home, the ping issues prevent me from playing my EU account. So I made a new account here & use the referral bonus from a buddy which gave me enough free exp to skip up my grind through Normandie. Oh that actually makes sense then. I thought you bought your way up, but yeah I don't see a premium ship in your stats. Only bunch of baguettes, and a bit of vodka. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
540 [SEARN] HobartAWD Member 1,068 posts 17,256 battles Report post #7 Posted August 9, 2020 It has been a while since I was grinding through to get repub but I don't have any bad memories of playing her. Decent armour and a fairly reliable turtle back. I say fairly relaible as it is only 50mm from memory. Guns are ok. 15" are a bit uninspiring, but that is more to do with game mechanics and overmatch than an outright flaw with the ship. All the other 15" guns ships at T8, 9 and 10 suffer equally. I really enjoyed the ship. Might have to go and play some games now to refresh my memory. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
306 [NCOTS] rookieFTW Member 484 posts 12,280 battles Report post #8 Posted August 9, 2020 Just finished my Alsace grind, its a very enjoyable grind as she has a different playstyle than the other T9 BBs. 29 minutes ago, Grygus_Triss said: I forget what was nerfed Reload to 32 seconds, sigma to 1.6 33 minutes ago, Admiral_Helena said: compared with the other tier 9 BB Other T9 BBs except for Lion are more on the tanking and finding broadside playstyle, so it's a bit more static. However Alsace with her speed and speed boost are more towards the playstyle of Georgia, flanking or burst through a collapsed enemy flank. But she has a worse hull than Georgia and didn't have a sped up heal of Georgia as well, so she requires more map reading. However, she has twice the barrel count of Georgia, and enjoy faster shell ballistics, so when you caught a broadside normally they wouldn't have enough time to angle in or out (but need to pray that RNG is behaving nice). If you faced a bow in target Alsace's HE is good as well. Overall she is a good T9 BB but you will struggle when you faced some ships that naturally counters you (thanks to that 32mm crispy hull and small guns) : Yamato/Musashi/Shikishima, Akizuki line, supercruisers like Alaska or Agir, Wooster. So plead that MM put them as your teammates. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2,353 [MRI] Thyaliad Member 3,761 posts 16,543 battles Report post #9 Posted August 9, 2020 2 hours ago, Admiral_Helena said: Right, my bad. I used to play on EU because I was closer to EU thanks to my brief stay in London. But after I returned home, the ping issues prevent me from playing my EU account. So I made a new account here & use the referral bonus from a buddy which gave me enough free exp to skip up my grind through Normandie. Ouch I hope you didn't have to leave too much stuff behind on your EU account. On topic, it has been a while since I grinded through Alsace but I don't remember having any complains about the grind. I used to have a Secondary build on her with IFHE and played her as a flanker/opportunist but I am unsure how she fares today with all the new HE spammers and after the IFHE nerf. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
71 Admiral_Helena Member 185 posts 630 battles Report post #10 Posted August 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Thyaliad said: Ouch I hope you didn't have to leave too much stuff behind on your EU account. On topic, it has been a while since I grinded through Alsace but I don't remember having any complains about the grind. I used to have a Secondary build on her with IFHE and played her as a flanker/opportunist but I am unsure how she fares today with all the new HE spammers and after the IFHE nerf. I have only like 4 tier 6 ships & Lyon in my EU account. My battle count is also only about 2200, so I don't lose too much I think. And yes the HE spammers are the real issue in Randoms. I managed to grind Richelieu's module on Ranked, and had 0 loss. But in Random, I can't get closer than 16 km without being roasted. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites